Across
- 2. the location of the respiratory centres
- 3. a common condition in brachycephalic animals
- 4. receptors in the walls of bronchi/bronchioles, that detect prevent over-inflation of the lungs
- 7. the total volume of air in the lungs
- 8. high blood CO2 concentration
- 10. the maximum volume of air that can be forced out of the lungs
- 13. receptors that detect the levels of CO2 & O2 in the blood
- 17. the volume of air left in the lungs after forced expiration
- 20. inflammation of the nasal cavity
- 21. the process when the internal intercostal muscles contract
- 22. abnormal accumulation of fluid in the lungs
- 23. the failure to respond to a change in blood pH
- 24. the process when the external intercostal muscles contracts
- 25. the nerve which impulse travel along from the respiratory centres to the intercostal muscles
Down
- 1. the volume of air left in the lungs after a expiration
- 5. low blood O2 concentration
- 6. the term for blood containing CO2
- 9. the nerve which impulses travel along from the stretch receptors to the medulla
- 11. the nerve which impulses travel along from the inspiratory centre to the diaphragm
- 12. the reflex that prevents over-inflation of the lungs
- 14. the volume of air breathed in/out in a normal breath
- 15. how many alveoli are in each lung
- 16. the units used to measure respiratory rate
- 18. a haemorrhage of the nasal cavity
- 19. dead space the volume of air that doesn't reach the alveoli